The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28
MIDNIGHT MOB.
Nebraska City the Scene Of a Lynch
ing Saturday Night.
She 'lenberger. the Child Murderer,
the Victim.
Mayor Francis Invites the President
10 ST, Louis.
The Latter Accepts, but the Date Is
not Named.

not Named.
Shortly after midnight $50 men, all
armed, came quietly into town, went
silently to the Jail and demanded en-
trance. 1t was refused. The men
then proceeded to dig under the Jail
walls. In this way they soon effected
an entrance into the jail. Shellenber-
ger, the notorious murderer, who killed
his child in 1885, was taken from his
cell by the men and hanged in the jail
yard. Shellenberger was strung up six
times to force him to make q confess
sion, but he persistently declared his
innocence.
Shellenberger's child disappeared
some two years ago, and as no account
of its whereabouts was given, the neigh
bors grew suspicious, particularly as it
was known that he and his wife had
been in the habit of maltreating the lit
tie one. An investigation followed,
which resulted in finding the body of
the child in barrel in the cellar. The
guilty pair were arrested, tried and
convicted, but the woman escaped the
death penalty. Shellenberger's attOr-
neys appealed his case and it has been
in the courts ever since. Shortly after
the arrest an attempt was made to
lynch the wretch, but owing to the
sheriff's vigilance failed. Last spring,
after Hoffman, the train wrecker, who
was hanged yesterday, had been ar
rested, another mob gathered and made
an attempt to get into the jail but
Sheriff McCallum had been warned
and the men withdrew. Hints of the
formation of the mob which acted to-
night were rife yesterday and to-day
but were not credited. The result
shows that the officials were mistaken.
BOODLER M'GARIGLE ESCAPES.
CHICAGO, July 25.-Marine men are
not inclined to the theory that ex-War-
den McGarigle made his escape on the
lake Saturday night. A search through
the harbor yesterday showed that all
of the tugs that are regularly employed
in towing vessels were either lying in
the harbor or had gone out after lows
since breakfast time. The only craft
that was missing was a fast little steam
yacht which was launched about two
weeks ago. 1t is thought she left the
harbor some time Saturday. She ar
rived in Racine yesterday. If McGar-
lyle did take the water route to Can
ada, couple Of lusty fellows could
easily have rowed him out in the lake
until he was in the pathway OF the YES
sells leaving the harbor, and almost any
steam barge would have stopped to pick
him up and masters of most any class
of vessels he would have met with
would put him ashore at any desired
spot for a consideration.
SWEPT BY A FLOOD.
BOSTON, July PA Globe special
from Great harrington says that the
greatest damage by the storm was in
the valley of Green and Black Grocery
rivers, causing greater destruction on
the New York side. Hillsdale was the
first victim of the overflow and bridge
after bridge was cast from its founda-
ton. The iron works of Malloroy'S at
this point became a target, but the
foundry of the concern on the west
side of Black Grocery river, however,
withstood the shock, yet a large
amount of valuable machinery and
stock was damaged. A half dozen en-
ploYes who worked bravely to save a
part of the contents had a narrow es-
cape with their lives, being submerged
almost to their necks at one time. A big
bridge spanned the stream at this point
in front of the foundry and the abut-
ment was completely wiped out and a
sixty foot bridge which was worth some
$4,000 also went. Twenty-tf,ree
bridges at least have been destroyed
and the total loss is estimated at over
$500, 900.
KILLED IN THE WRECK.
MILWAUKEE, July pa special
from Hudson, Wisconsin, to the Even
ing Wisconsin says a south bound pas
senger train on the North Wisconsin
division of the Chicago, st. Paul, Min
neapOliS " Omaha railway ran into an
open switch at Cumberland station
The engineer, John Donohue, of Hud-
son, and Fireman Webster, of Altoona
were killed and Baggagemaster Muir
ply injured. The engine, express and
baggage cars were wrecked. A freight
train had been side tracked to await
AlasaWN -
the freight hands failed to close the
switch.
WRECKED IN A wAsH-oUT.
PORT JERvIs N. Y July Pa wash
out occurred in the Erie railroad TIVE
miles west of COshocton just as thu
train loaded with cheese was passing
The engine and several cars passeC
went down bank and were total,
wrecked. Travel was delayed TO
about ten hours.
BIG HAUL.
BEssENIER, Mich, July 25.-Th
Colby Mine safe was robbed of 81, 90
Saturday night. The burglars gaines
admission by the Office windows. Sat
was distributed. There is general,
about $40, 900 in the safe after pay day
as some men do not get their wage
until Monday. There is no clue to tn
robbers.
ELoPERs JAILED.
CLEVELAND, o., July 25.- jaime
Gorham and Mrs. James Dewey, O
Springfield, Mass, were arrested b
the police here to-day at the instanc
of Mrs. Gorham, who charges that tn
couple eloped from Springfield las
Wednesday. Gorham was an enginee
on the Boston s. Albany Railroad, an
Mrs. Dewey is the wife of Spring
field carpenter. The runaways wer
followed by Mrs. GOrham and her al
torney to Albany, Niagara Falls an
Cleveland. They reached here Satul
day and were assigned q room in th
American House. Learning that the
intended to go from here to Michiga
this evening they were taken into cui
tody. Both refuse to talk.
SENTENCED TO HANG.
CLEVELAND, July 25.-At Young
town, Ohio, to-day, Ebenezer StanI
yard, convicted of the murder of AliC
Hancock, his sweetheart, in Marc
last, was sentenced to be hanged NJ
vember 18th in the penitentiary s
Columbus.
DRUNKARD's BLOODY WORK.
ST.. LOUIS, July PA dispatch frol
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, says: Last nigl
John Oracle went home in drunEE
frenzy, plunged knife into the b
som OF his aunt, Mrs. Crook, infiictiI
mortal wound and then Stable
slightly several times his wife al
nephew, little boy. He was arrests
before he could complete his bloc,
work and is now in Jail thinking q
matter over.
STABBED by HER sTEP-DAUGHTER.
KANSAS CITY, July 25.-A Time
special from Wichita Kas.. saw th
Mrs. Joseph Dewitt. wealthy lady
that city, was probably fatally stabb
about 8 O'Clock tonight by her air
daughter, Mollie Bennett, of Is
Springs, Ark. Miss Bennett is
daughter of Dewitt by his first "
and upon her coming to Wichita, n